“One day I started doodling and haven’t stopped…,” talented landscape and abstract artist Sheliza Rampersaud said. Though she has had an eye for art ever since she was a little girl, Sheliza entered this field professionally six years ago.
Before she took up art, she was employed as a cashier and a sale representative but was not passionate about either. While art can be challenging as regards the means of an income, nothing else gives her much satisfaction.
“I chose art because I believe that I was given the gift of being creative and blessed with my skills for a reason and I owed it to myself to see how far I could go and who I can be in this life,” Sheliza said. “Art has always been a source of freedom for me. I came from a broken household so life growing up hasn’t been the easiest for me and I’ve had a lot of anger and resentment and needed a place to let it out… Art has been that source for me. When I start to create, it gives me a sense of being, makes me forget about reality and gives me the freedom to be me and be myself.”